Service difficulty report · Mount · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
September 11, 2019
Submitted
September 19, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N982VJ
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5374
Aircraft time
21,993 hours, 8,721 cycles
Part
Mount
Condition
Broken
Location
Seat
Part time
19,931 hours, 7,925 cycles
Component
Seat
Component part number
TAAI303PE2201
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
H

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS WHILE IN CRUISE, CAPT SEAT HAD MULTIPLE UNCOMMANDED ELECTRICAL SEAT ADJUSTMENT TO PULL BACK POSITION, MANUAL OVERRIDE ATTEMPTS UNSUCCESSFUL. PULLED C/B U11, MANUAL FUNCTION REGAINED AFTER REMOVING SEAT POWER. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM, FOUND SWITCH BOX MOUNT AND WIRE COVER MOUNTS BROKEN CAUSING WIRES CHAFFED THRU THE SEAT METAL FRAME AND SHORTING THE DIRECTIONAL MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT. REQUIRES CAPT SEAT REPLACEMENT. ***SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CAPTAIN SEAT ASSEMBLY IAW AMM 25-11-51. OPS CHECKS GOOD.*** (CLOSED)

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